The Education Department in Taif Governorate sparked controversy with a now-deleted tweet. Followers criticized the department for lacking transparency, clarity, and credibility in its proposals. The tweet featured images of students in a classroom during the first day of Ramadan. However, the department failed to notice packages of water on the tables, contradicting the notion of fasting. Reportedly, the images were taken during a different month. The department received harsh criticism for not verifying the accuracy, credibility, and clarity of its tweet. As a result, the tweet was deleted due to the huge amount of comments. Commentators highlighted that lying during fasting is not permissible and that the presence of older children indicated that the picture was not taken during Ramadan.
Al-Marsad Newspaper: The Department of Education in Taif Governorate sparked controversy following it published a tweet that it deleted minutes later, as it received widespread criticism from followers who called for “education” to be transparent, clear and credible in what it proposes.
This came following the account of the Education Department in Taif published a tweet in which it said that the educational process on the first day of the month of Ramadan took place with all discipline and regularity, attached to the tweet a number of pictures of a group of students in a classroom, but the publisher of the tweet did not notice the presence of “packages”. water” on school tables, which contradicts fasting, which means that the pictures were taken in a month other than the month of Ramadan, according to “Al-Watan”.
The images caused harsh criticism of “Taif Education”, for not investigating the correctness, credibility and clarity in its tweet, and in front of the huge amount of comments, the Education Department was forced to delete the tweet.
One of the commentators said: “Fast, it is not permissible to lie,” while another added: “And the older children are with them, which means that the picture is not in Ramadan.
In conclusion, the controversy sparked by the Department of Education in Taif Governorate’s tweet serves as a reminder of the importance of transparency, accuracy, and credibility in education. It is crucial for educational institutions to verify and fact-check information before publishing it on social media platforms to avoid spreading false information and facing public backlash. As the holy month of Ramadan continues, let us all strive to be truthful and respectful in our words and actions.
